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Kensington Palace send royal fan Terry Hutt birthday cake

Seasoned royal fan Terry Hutt celebrated his 80th birthday outside the Lindo Wing today as royal baby watch officially moves into overtime. Staff from Kensington Palace sent the union-flag clad royalist a birthday cake along with a handwritten message offering their best wishes for the day. The message read: “Dear Terry, This comes with our best wishes on your 80th birthday. From the…
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Carriage commissioned by King William IV sold at auction

A 19th-century red wheel carriage commissioned by King William IV during the final years of his reign was sold at an auction for nearly a quarter of a million pounds. The Royal British Mews Landau dates back to 1835, when it belonged to the Royal Mews, and was used by King…
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Magna Carta: How the American panel was influenced by democracy

One person who was commissioned by Runnymede Borough Council to mark the anniversary was Royal School of Needlework member Rhoda Nevins, who created The Magna Carta Embroidery panels which are to be shown throughout the country. June 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor. With this in mind, celebrations and commemorative events are…
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Norfolk Noël: Christmas at Sandringham

<![CDATA[Sandringham – a massive, majestic estate – is the premier destination for the Royal Family during the Christmas holidays. Stemming from decades of tradition, from the childhood Christmases of Her Majesty, Sandringham has played host to the Royal…
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Royal Central's Countdown to Christmas: Day Eight

<![CDATA[On the 8th day of December Royal Central gives to you, another door to open on our very special Royal countdown to Christmas. The year we are heading back to today saw the outbreak of the Second World War, 1939. What did The King have to say? 1939 saw the…
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A surprise discovery in the DNA of Richard III

<![CDATA[Afterhis defeatat the Battle of Bosworth Field, the body of King Richard III was hastily and unceremoniously buriedin an unmarked grave in Greyfriars. Ever since the friary was demolished in the 16th century, intrigue surrounded the final resting placeof King Richard III. That was,until his skeleton was discovered buried undera parking lot in…
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Corporal Nathan Cirillo: one of Her Majesty's own

<![CDATA[Canada lost another brave soldier to terrorism this week. 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was brutally gunned down while he stood guard over the National War Memorial in Ottawa. He was shot by Muslim extremist, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, shortly after 10 a.m. before…
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The Duke of Marlborough dies at 88

<![CDATA[The 11th Duke of Marlborough passed away peacefully in his sleep, on the 16th October, Blenheim Palace announced. John Spencer-Churchill was born on the 13th April 1926. His godfather was the famous wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and through the Spencer side of his family, The Duke was also related to Lady Diana, who became Princess of Wales. He inherited the dukedom of…
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